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when I got home tonight I checked the strop and it is in nice shape now. ie the 12 hours from this morning (so now 24 hours from when I saldle soaped) were enough to allow the strop to re-oil...

buildup for sure. what these guys are describing hits it on the nose. I do have an evil geneva cutlery razor that slashes up any strop it touches, but I've retired that little bastard.
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you know, I was just noticing that last night - that my linen side next to the strop was looking awful red........

by the way, if the waxes and dyes are building up on one edge of the strop, does that reveal an infirmity in my stroke? Maybe I'm not X-ing evenly, or putting too much pressure on the point end?

this is fascinating and explains a mystery that has been bugging me for a while. And it gives me something to do with that nasty smelling puck of Williams! :D

Thanks!!!!!

thanks tony. It was actually better this morning for some reason, so I may not need the oil, but that's what I'll do if I do need it. And it is nice ot have the stop nice and clean.

Any idea...

I've had a tony miller latigo for a while that I use every day. great strop. over a year or two, gunk accumulated on the top 1 cm of the edge I run the point down. Could never figure out exactly...